Thursday, February 12, 2015

The Notan principle

After the rainAcrylics 10" x 12"

I just wanted to let you know of a new article that I've written for The Artist magazine. It's all about designing your paintings using the notan principle or quite simply, shapes of dark and light. This isn't necessarily a tonal value study, but a way of creating a pleasing composition or backbone for your painting and then keeping that all the way through the painting process so that the work ends up with a clear strong design.

If you'd like to get a copy for yourself it's in the March issue of the magazine which is out in UK stores now, and is full of lots of other interesting features as always.

I've been getting some very nice feedback from people who have found the article helpful.

About Me

My work is a celebration of sea, wind, sky, light and life revealed in rich and vibrant oil paint using my personal
visual language of fresh and direct brushmarks. Painting en plein air is central to my practice, and I travel to seek
new experiences and fresh inspiration to feed back into my studio work. I strive for simplicity and economy and to
make every mark count.